He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

1924 · Silent film · 72 min · dir. Victor Sjöström

• Drama
• Thriller
• Romance

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Synopsis

Story of an inventor who, suffering betrayal in life, makes a career of it by becoming a clown whose act consists of getting slapped by all the other clowns. He falls in love with another circus performer, and those who betrayed him enter his life yet again.

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Details

Director

Victor Sjöström

Cinematography

Milton Moore

Studio

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Released

1924-12-22

Running time

72 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Feature Films

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• Modern AI
• Colorized

Cast & crew

• Victor Sjöström Director
• Lon Chaney
• Norma Shearer
• John Gilbert
• Ruth King
• Marc McDermott
• Ford Sterling
• Tully Marshall
• Edward Arnold

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